J. Hampstead sits at the finer end of what is available in India, with cloth milled to a standard that stands comparison with far more expensive imports. We stock it both as finished formalwear and as fabric for bespoke commissions.
What we stock
Ready-made formal shirts and trousers, and suiting and shirting fabric by the metre. The lighter-weight suitings are the ones we recommend for year-round wear here — heavier cloth looks superb and is unwearable in Chennai for nine months of the year.
The case for buying the cloth instead
Where a label sells both finished garments and the cloth they are made from, there is a real decision to make. Buying the fabric and having it made for you costs more than the ready-made equivalent, but you choose the cut, the collar, the cuff and the details, and the pattern is kept on file for next time.
For a first suit or an occasional one, ready-made and altered is the sensible answer. For a suit you will wear constantly, buy the cloth. We will tell you which applies to you without trying to sell you upward.
Altered in-house, by our own tailors
Every garment bought at Sellers can be altered in-house before you take it home. We keep a full bespoke workshop on the premises — the same master tailors who cut our made-to-measure suits will shorten a sleeve, take in a waist, taper a leg or adjust a shoulder. Most alterations are done the same week; simple hemming is often done while you wait.
This is the practical difference between buying a shirt at Sellers and buying the same shirt anywhere else in Chennai. A ready-made garment is cut for an average body. Yours is not average. The alteration is what closes that gap, and it is included in the way we work rather than treated as an afterthought.
Where to find it
You will find the full range at 3 Sardar Patel Road, Adyar — a few minutes from Adyar Signal, with our own bespoke workshop on the premises. Stock moves quickly across sizes and seasons, so if you are looking for something specific it is worth calling ahead on +91 91761 22221 and we will keep it aside.